VICKY KASHYAP vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14.01.2026 + BAIL APPLN. 1329/2025 & CRL MA 973/2026 VICKY KASHYAP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Kumar Shukla, Mr. Vivek Singh, Mr. Sanskar Krishnan and Mr. Kushagra Sinha, Advocates versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State with Ms. Amisha Dahiya, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. By way of the instant application, the applicant seeks grant of regular bail in case arising out of FIR bearing no. 582/2021, registered at Police Station Moti Nagar, Delhi, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 342/376(2)(i)(n)/354(C)/505-II of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [hereafter „IPC‟] and Section 6/12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [hereafter „POCSO Act‟]. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that on 24.09.2021, a PCR call vide DD No. 53A was received at P.S. Moti 21. The prosecutrix submitted a written complaint alleging that on the same day at about 9:00 AM, the present accused Vicky Kashyap had taken her to a room on the pretext of talking and had